Da Ponte or dal Ponte is a topographic byname/surname[1] literally meaning "from the bridge". Notable people with the name include:
- Antonio da Ponte (1512–1597), Venetian architect and engineer
- Duarte da Ponte Ribeiro (1795—1878), Portuguese-Brazilian physician and diplomat
- Enzo da Ponte
- Daniel Da Ponte
- Duarte da Ponte Ribeiro
- Durant da Ponte
- Francesco da Ponte
- Giovanni da Ponte:
- Girolamo da Ponte
- José Maria da Ponte e Horta
- Leandro da Ponte Bassano
- Lorenzo Da Ponte
- Nicolò da Ponte
- Pietro Antonio Da Ponte
- Rodolfo da Ponte
- Vincenta Da Ponte
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edit- ^ Iris Shagrir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", In Laudem Hierosolymitani (Shagrir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59; p.55